// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// microshift_install_rpm/microshift-install-rpm.adoc
// microshift_install_rpm_ostree/microshift-embed-in-rpm-ostree.adoc
// microshift_configuring/microshift-node-access-kubeconfig.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="microshift-accessing-node-open-firewall_{context}"]
= Opening the firewall for remote access to the {microshift-short} node

[role="_abstract"]
You must open the firewall before a workstation user can access the {microshift-short} node remotely.

For this procedure, `user@microshift` is the user on the {microshift-short} host machine and is responsible for setting up that machine so that it can be accessed by a remote user on a separate workstation.

.Prerequisites

* You installed {oc-first}.
* Your account has cluster administration privileges.

.Procedure

* As `user@microshift` on the {microshift-short} host, open the firewall port for the Kubernetes API server (`6443/tcp`) by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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[user@microshift]$ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && sudo firewall-cmd --reload
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.Verification

* As `user@microshift`, verify that {microshift-short} is running by entering the following command:
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